Finding Marcinko unresponsive, Ryspaev fought with other members of the Chinese team before starting a multiplayer brawl with the Red Star bench.

Ryspaev, a native of Kazakhstan's eastern city of Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), was banned twice for multiple games in the 2015-16 season, including one in which he punched an opponent who lay helpless on the ice.

The defenseman, who has recorded no points and 194 penalty minutes in 23 KHL games, is considered by the league to be a repeat violent offender.